www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Vlad Zhukovskyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/vlad-zhukovsky/?utm_medium=RSS2011-05-15T15:33:08-04:00Terminal patients in Ukraine endure 'torture'2011-05-15T15:33:08-04:00Maria Danilovahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/15/enduring-torture/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHERKASY, Ukraine - When his brain cancer pain became unbearable, Vlad Zhukovsky pleaded for a stronger dose of painkiller, but the doctors refused, citing Ukrainian health regulations.</p> <p>Unable to withstand the agony, he tried to jump out of a hospital window, but a fellow patient held him back.</p> <p>"He wanted ...Ukrainian cancer patients denied pain relief2011-05-12T05:47:25-04:00MARIA DANILOVAhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/12/ukrainian-cancer-patients-denied-pain-relief/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHERKASY, UKRAINE (AP) - When his brain cancer pain became unbearable, Vlad Zhukovsky pleaded for a stronger dose of painkiller, but the doctors refused, citing Ukrainian health regulations. Unable to withstand the agony, he tried to jump out of a hospital window, but a fellow patient held him back.</p><p>&quot;He wanted ...